{"product_id":"george-orwell-mark-connelly-9781476666778","title":"George Orwell: A Literary Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of the most influential authors in the English language. His landmark novels \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e (1945) and \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e (1949) have been translated into many foreign languages and inspired numerous stage and film adaptations. His well-known essays \"A Hanging\" and \"Shooting an Elephant\" are widely anthologized and often taught in college composition classes. The writer is credited with inventing the terms \"Big Brother,\" \"thought crime,\" \"unperson\" and \"double think.\" His name itself has become an adjective--\"Orwellian.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Seventy years after its publication, \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e remains very popular, its sales surging in an era of enhanced surveillance and media manipulation. This literary companion provides an extensive chronology and more than 175 entries about both his literary works and personal life. Also included are discussion questions and research topics, notable quotations by Orwell and an extensive bibliography of related sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Connelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476666776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Mark Connelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065624899839,"sku":"9781476666778","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d39153d0-44ed-4344-9686-2c1921886ec3.jpg?v=1768676214","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-orwell-mark-connelly-9781476666778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}